Keratitis

On Aug. 14, the WHO declared the clade I mpox virus outbreak in Africa to be a public health emergency of international concern.

Ocular surface disease includes dry eye syndrome, blepharitis/meibomian gland dysfunction, conjunctivitis, keratitis and episcleritis/scleritis.

Wow! That was quick. Another year has come and gone, the pages of the calendar flying by like one of those old cartoon flip chart things.

Eye care pharmaceutical company Harrow announced the completed transfer of new drug applications for Flarex, Natacyn, Tobradex ST, Verkazia and Zerviate, all of which were acquired in July and will now be launched under the company name.

VIENNA — Using PACK cross-linking with two chromophores, riboflavin and rose bengal, in the same session showed efficacy in the treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis, according to a poster presentation.

Children with Cogan’s syndrome should undergo thorough evaluations upon presentation, including screenings for autoimmune and infectious diseases, as well as echocardiography and brain MRI, according to data.

Ocular surface infections include infectious conjunctivitis and infectious keratitis.